Since the cable modem runs on shared bandwidth, does it mean that the speed will slow down when more people log on during peak hours?
The cable modem does run on shared bandwidth. However, bandwidth is always shared at some point. With dial-up modems, you share the ISP’s bandwidth with other users to the Internet. For cable modem, the sharing happens closer to home, but because the overall speed is so much greater, there should generally not be a problem with speed. Tell me more about shared vs dedicated bandwidth.
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